Amp problem

So... I plugged my bass in the amp, turned on the amp and... nothing. No sound. The lamp is shining. But no sound. I hit it once and it worked for a few seconds but then went back to being silent. What do I do?

If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat. - Douglas Adams

If the power light stays lit, while it's misbehaving, it's probly not the power side of things. Thumping it proves you have a dodgy connection somewhere. Where that is, is harder to say. Anywhere from the input socket to the output socket/speaker connection/speaker cable (depending how your amp is set up), via pots and board connectors. Amps aren't to be messed with lightly, even a small one can have a surprising amount of juice charging around in there. Best see a tech, methinks.

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